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"From Baghdad, With Love" hardback book
- Item Number
- 113
- Estimated Value
- 23 USD
- Sold
- 25 USD to cwinvt
- Number of Bids
- 12 - Bid History
Item Description
From Baghdad, With Love:
A Marine, the War, and a Dog Named Lava
(Hardcover)
by Jay Kopelman (Author)
A wonderful, heartwarming story of a man and his dog, "Lava". I normally do not like books about war, but once I started reading this book, I could not put it down! Great story and very well-written. Any dog lover is sure to enjoy it!
This book is used, but in "like new" condition. Dust jacket and pages all in good condition.
From Publishers Weekly
The news from Iraq keeps getting grimmer, but Iraq veteran Kopelman and journalist Roth (The Man Who Talks to Dogs) tell a tale of radiant joy about Kopelman's efforts to safely transport Lava, the stray dog his Marine unit found in the wreckage of Fallujah, back to the U.S. Though the premise sounds cloying, Kopelman and Roth eschew sentimentality. They don't hesitate to detail the corruption of the Coalition Provisional Authority and the U.S. military bureaucracy or the extreme hardships of the Iraqi people. Kopelman's nagging qualms about keeping the dog in violation of military orders throw into relief his efforts to repress his guilt over working so hard to save a dog amid so much human suffering. Most bracing are the frank descriptions of the war's moral vacuum, where terrified men and women—like the dogs that Iraqi insurgents strap with bombs and send charging into the enemy—are driven to commit unspeakable acts they cannot possibly understand. The story of Lava's journey out of Iraq is exciting, but it's to Kopelman and Roth's credit that it's not nearly as harrowing as the story of what the dog left behind. 8 pages of b&w photos. (Oct.)
Product Details (from Amazon.com)
- Hardcover: 216 pages
- Publisher: The Lyons Press; 1 edition (October 5, 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1592289800
- ISBN-13: 978-1592289806
- Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 1 inches
Donated By:
Jamie Vijay
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